The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-19


mlnlstratIon as Governor, | will go further
and say that as candidate for Governor to-
| DAY he Is eminently deserving and worthy of
The support Of the people if the Democracy
entitled to all the credit which is given him
than the brave men who stood by him, who
| carried the. State for him at the polls, and
Tho men, who sustained him IN the Legisla-
lure OF the State and helped to make his gov
eminent stable.
Now, feilow:citiZens they tell us that Gov.
Nichols had thus made, it possible for Us to
hold elections: that he had made it possible
FOR us to hold public meetings: that ne had
| made Il possible for us to elect Governor.
| deny, these enormous claims. i say the
| redemption of the State of Louisiana
| was accomplished by it's own people. | am
| no newcomer, in the parish of Ouachita in
| your political campaigns. | was here in
1872, 1879, 1876, and 1878, and I was
here III times when you could not entice
these colored people whom | see around me
| to your meetings by giving them good bar
5ecne ! and plenty to eat and drink. I know
that II there wasa report of Democratic
meeting to be held
BREWSTER AND HIS ENIIssARIEs
went through your parish forbidding the
| colored people to attend. Then your parish
officers were Republicans, your Judiciary
was Republican. your members of the Legis-
latnre were Republican, your elections
were an empty farce, ana the Whlte people
OF this portion of North Louisiana we:e
prescribed and had no power either ct the
| bailot-box or in the administration of their
local government. | say that yon won your
liberties with your own right arms and by
your own determination and yonr own
organization, and you won it at the same
| time that you elected Gov. Nichols. You
| took your freedom at the same time that YOU
| gave the Stale hers you got Your freedom
| at the same time that You entrusted him
Int nj l-,rlfr 10 afSa at,1n1
acknowledgment by the Federal govern
ment; and, fellow citizens, to whom was this
| largely attributable? I know who organized
| your people. know who worked constantly
and leading spirit in the work OF Democratic
regeneration, not only in Ouachita but in
! Northern Louisiana, and l point to him as
| be sits there now: and from my knowledge
OF his Democracy, and from my knowledge
OF his services to the Democratic party.
say that
SAMUEL D. M'ENERy IS ENTITLED TO THE SUI
] TRACES
Of his people and entitled to be candidate
| for any office within the gift of the people OF
| this State whether for one term, or two
| terms, or three terms, or as many terms as
ii e people may choose to confer upon him,
and in saying this am not proclaiming my
self his champion or supporter or that OF any
man. | consider it the right of any Demo-
crat who possesses the esteem and confidence
of his ,fellow-citizens: who. has shown an
aptitude and capacity for craftsmanship: who
| has served his people well and truly; / ac-
knowledge his right to present his name, or
| to be presented by his fellow-citizens for the
highest office within their gift. | acknowl-
edge his right to be a candidate, but l do cot
recognize the right of combinations, or
cliGues or rings to say that the fight in the
State shall only be between one, or two. or
| three, or four or five men, that the lists shall
not be open to all knights who wish to
enter: that they shall be closed like in prize
| fight to be fought out between two men, and
that those two are alone entitled to struggle
for the suffrages of the Democratic party,
| do not say this because any other candidates
are now in the field. There may be none;
there may be many; but
I CLAIM THAT THE POLICY IS UNDEMsCRATIC,
and proscriptive, and denounce it here az
| policy that has been pursued in other por-
tons of the State and by canyassers who are
now before the people.
| have detained yon long, and that if have not,
| somebody else has. know that it is nearly
| as bad to speak against dinner as to speak
against circus. and am not going to do it.
| live will come here again, and know that
| will always receive the kind reception have
| always had. l only wish to say in conclusion
that for myself do not consider that any
PUBLIC necessity calls upon me, AZ has been
| urged Ill other places, and by other people,
| ocratic party in this State.
| DENY THE RIGHT OF FACTIONS TO EXIST.
| do not believe in factions and I never have.
| am in the Democratic party, | support the
Democratic nominee snd I'm ready to ac-
knowledge the right of any Democrat to re-
| the past to encourage factions, ] have
! obeyed the will OF the Democratic party. |
was once q candidate of the Democratic
party and addressed you in the far oil days
when, wac very young man. Twas here o
uphold that standard which was placed in
| the hands Of your fellow-citizen. John Nc
Emery. | was the candidate Of no faction; |
was the candidate of lhe Democratic party.
lOpposed to me was the reform party: OF.
posed to me was The Liberal party: opposed
to me was the Liberal Republican party, and
back Of all, in the background, was our old
| enemy the grinning. Republican Radical
| party. went through this State making
canvass for the Democratic party. I
have seldom seen since. l bore that stand
ard to the northwestern limits of the State,
when found message telling me that the
Democratic party had been fused, whatever
that might be: that they had formed fusion
with Warmoth. and that was to be taken in
out of the wet and carefully laid away. l
was opposed TO that policy, and think that
history has justified my opinion, Butt got
Minden, and in addressing them | told them
! that l acknowledged the will of the Demo-
cratic party and bowed to it asinevitable, and
! during that contest did all | could for its
success. Since then | have supported the
nominees: l have never been factional: l de-
nOunce the creation OF factions in the Demo-
cratic party to-day, and
| 1 DENoUNCE THE ASSERTION THAT TWO FAC
| TIoNs EXIST
in the Democratic party, because it is ini-
| possible that factions should exist in the
| Democratic party. The Democratic party is
a family: it is composed of men who fight for
principle. 1t is composed Of men who have
had the same political training, the same poll
| teal education, who have the same politca!
views, the same interests to subserve and
who are not to be driven into faction because
| OF political displacement, or political mar
tyrdom, or loss of Office, or disappointment
with the administration such as the Demo-
cratic party has placed in power, l do not
believe in political grievances. have none.
| | may have had OCCASION to complain. Inever
have. What the Democratic party has done
| to me, accept and bow to- have received
enough favors and honors at their hands to
faithful servant, and they have right to
deal with me as they please. have my poll
| teal aspirations. have served the people,
and it would be my pride and happiness to
receive their Endorsement.
HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVED THE ENDORSEMENT
of the good people of Ouachita. They have
always given it TO me and have never with
| held it from me: but ii il is necessary for me
in furthcrance of any political aspirations I
may have to align myself--alIgn, believe, is
| the Shreveport word. with any division of
the party, or any faction which may wish to
wage war against the party, or against the
| organization of the party, or against The
civil administra ton of the party which | am
bound to maintain; if, l say, to achieve these
honors, | am called upon to rank myself in a
factienal fight and to attack the party of my
| the peoples hands to be gained
in such contest. lam Democrat: ! am
for the party; am for the integrity of the
party; / speak here to-day in behalf of peace
and unity in ibe party; speak for the nomi-
party, and oppose the spirit which prevails
in the land which would divide us into fac
tons and contendipg masses and thus risk
our political integrity and our future ascend
ency.
| lad